From: Justin Collins <collinsj@...>
Date: 2006-05-18T06:05:51+09:00
Subject: Re: greatest float smaller than 1.0?

polypus wrote:
> how do i get the greatest float smaller than 1.0?
>
> thanks
>
>   

0.999999999999999 ?


irb(main):001:0> 0.99999999999
=> 0.99999999999
irb(main):002:0> 0.99999999999999
=> 0.99999999999999
irb(main):003:0> 0.999999999999999
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):004:0> 0.9999999999999999
=> 1.0
irb(main):005:0> 0.9999999999999991
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):006:0> 0.99999999999999912
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):007:0> 0.9999999999999992
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):008:0> 0.9999999999999993
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):009:0> 0.9999999999999994
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):010:0> 0.9999999999999995
=> 0.999999999999999
irb(main):011:0> 0.9999999999999996
=> 1.0


Dunno.

-Justin